"Power-wise, we're still way ahead of the game," von Koenigsegg told Top Gear at the Geneva Motor Show. "I would say there is no need for any more than 1500 horsepower with rear-wheel drive."

The man in charge of the Swedish hypercar company maintains that the Regera's traction control can keep the car on the very edge of traction from a dead stop all the way up to 300 km/h (186 mph). But the car isn't running out of steam by that point. "We can even spin the tires at 186 mph if we want to," von Koenigsegg told Top Gear.

Imagine barking the tires while you're already going faster than the top speed of a Mustang Shelby GT350. That's outrageous power. But then again, that's what we expect from Christian von Koenigsegg.

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